Category Archives: The Desert

Death Valley, March 2014 (76.365 – 80.365)

Jared and I took the kids camping in Death Valley for the first time this Spring Break. We’d never attempted it before because we knew it wouldn’t be as interesting to them as it is to us, but this year… Continue reading ⟩⟩

52.365 to 54.365

Salton Sea – Adult Camping trip. We’re trying to make this a yearly tradition :) Camping without children is a very, very different experience! HAHA And some other quick snaps while we were there:

Spring Break, almost over…

More camping – just for a couple of days because it was ungodly hot during the middle part of the day. And now I have caught this horrible head cold and feel like the LAST thing I want is for… Continue reading ⟩⟩

Night Sky

This is 100 30-second star photos put together with Windows Movie Maker :) Thought it was kind of cool. Thanks to my friend Pete Ark for the idea!

Salton Sea Birthday Camping

My husband’s birthday is tomorrow, so we celebrated early with an adult camping trip to the Salton Sea. All I can say is that I haven’t had that much fun in the middle of nowhere in a long time. We… Continue reading ⟩⟩

Road to Nowhere

Here Comes the Sun

I’m at home sick today. I called in for a substitute at 5am, and at 8:15 no one had picked up the assignment. So I got all ready and told the secretary I would just tough it out and come… Continue reading ⟩⟩

Let’s Get LOST Together

For a while I’ve wanted to make some dorky graphics with pictures and quotes/thoughts/etc. I have a few stashed away to work on at some point – this picture that I took in Death Valley was one of them :)… Continue reading ⟩⟩

363 – 364.366

There is nothing like a quick trip to the desert with my husband to give me a re-energized spirit and a giant smile on my face. I love that time with him, he’s doing what he loves and I’m doing… Continue reading ⟩⟩

327.366 – 330.366

We’re back home from a camping trip to Johnson Valley with friends for Thanksgiving. It was the maiden voyage for our new (to us) family camping trailer. I used to pride myself on being a true camper and sleeping in… Continue reading ⟩⟩